Cycling the Bay Area & Stories from the Garden

Rain, Rain, Go Away…

… don’t come back ’til another day!! Well, it looks like today is another day, and another day of rainy weather here in Oakland. Thankfully, it’s not the arctic cold rain and wind we had a week ago.

The avocados seem to be enjoying their new home. We had beautiful sunny weather yesterday, which prompted me to take the avocados outside to co-mingle with the rest of the garden.

Outside in the sun - meeting the neighbors

The neighbors - Primroses

Blue Primrose

The “Little Seed that Could” is finally starting to outstretch a new little limb! I have been so worried that I may have done more harm than good with the pruning that I did following the recommendations of many websites, and commercial growers. They recommended allowing the seedling to grow to about 12″ – 14″, and then cut it nearly in half, the idea is that it will promote outward growth, and give the plant a more full, bushy growing pattern.

A new limb grows in Oakland

As you can see from the larger of the two avocados, which I am letting grow as it pleases, it is taking on a more “leggy” appearance – tall with leaves only at the growing edge, which I actually think looks quite good for a houseplant. Same idea as the Draceana that I bought. But, it’s just aesthetics, and I don’t think will have any actual effect on whether or not the adult tree will produce fruit. Time will tell.